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enDavid Blatt of the Oklahoma Policy Institute on How Our State Can Redress Its Vast Budget Gaphttp://publicradiotulsa.org/post/david-blatt-oklahoma-policy-institute-how-our-state-can-redress-its-vast-budget-gap
<p>As our state's newly inaugurated legislative session continues, there's been no shortage of bills that've attracted attention from the national media -- for less than favorable reasons -- including bills that would ban "hoodies" or AP History classes, or those that would allow Oklahoma businesses to discriminate against their gay customers or else end civil marriages altogether. What we have <em>not</em> seen -- not yet, anyway -- is a responsible discussion of how to fill a $611 million shortfall in next year's budget.Tue, 10 Mar 2015 17:59:25 +0000Rich Fisher75855 at http://publicradiotulsa.orgDavid Blatt of the Oklahoma Policy Institute on How Our State Can Redress Its Vast Budget GapJonathan Willner, an Economist at OCU, Rejects Calls by OK Politicians to Omit the State Income Taxhttp://publicradiotulsa.org/post/jonathan-willner-economist-ocu-rejects-calls-ok-politicians-omit-state-income-tax
<p>Should we --- could we --- really do away with the personal income tax here in Oklahoma? The State Legislature is now considering various proposals to reduce and/or eliminate the state&#39;s personal income tax; these proposals are largely based on a study prepared for the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs by economist (and former Reagan administration economic advisor) Arthur Laffer and his colleagues. But what if this study is, in fact, bogus? That&#39;s the claim now being made by a number of well-respected economists across the state.Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:27:23 +0000Rich Fisher15903 at http://publicradiotulsa.orgJonathan Willner, an Economist at OCU, Rejects Calls by OK Politicians to Omit the State Income Tax